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Ireland: Research and development expenditure

1.59percent · 2023+3.4% since 2013

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Annual figures for Ireland from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.588
20221.532
20211.073
20201.125
20191.137
20181.082
20171.208
20161.15
20151.141
20141.478
20131.536
20121.546
20111.538
20101.594
20091.614
20081.391
20071.234
20061.199
20051.192
20041.178
20031.124
20021.056
20011.052
20001.084
19991.151
19981.208
19971.243
19961.272

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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